Joe Manchin III on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-life; pro-NRA; anti-EPA: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Accelerated parole system for non-violent offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 More sexual predator laws; more State police pay: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Vetoed restrictions on automatic weapon sales: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand Health Lifestyles & Preventive Care programs: Favors topic 5 Supports government-run healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	$14M for senior services, most money ever: Opposes topic 6 Repeal the Unemployment Insurance offset for working seniors: Opposes topic 6 Opposes private retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	$540 million in ongoing school construction: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increased teacher pay: Opposes topic 7 Participate in federal program Race to the Top: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Named coal West Virginia's official state rock: Opposes topic 18 No regulation of greenhouse gases by EPA: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Stand up for our coal miners and their families: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Fund cellulosic biofuel research in Farm Bill: Strongly Favors topic 18 Promote polygen--clean diesel from coal plants: Opposes topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Eradicate marijuana plants statewide: Strongly Favors topic 19 $1M more for crackdown on drugs: Favors topic 19 Declare war on meth & dangerous make-shift labs: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Cut corporate income tax & business franchise tax: Opposes topic 11 Created a low-income family tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reduce food tax, property tax, and poverty-level income tax: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	WV had $4.8B exports to 136 countries last year: Favors topic 13 Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Higher National Guard pay & tuition waivers: Favors topic 15 Tuition assistance and service bonuses for Desert Storm vets: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Public financing pilot for state Supreme Court races: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	Covenant to support our troops in Iraq: Opposes topic 17